Lima Beans

Also knowns as Large Speckled Calico, this variety was first cultivated in the United States around 1840 and produces beautiful, quarter-sized, fat white seeds with maroon spots and swirls.  It has a rich flavor and can be used as shell lima bean or dry bean.  Heavy yields, bears even during extreme heat. Pole habit, 75-100 dys.  Pole bean Large Maroon and White Speckled Seeds Performs well in extreme heat Shelling and Dry bean 75-100 days 50 seeds per packet  Instructions - Lima beans thrive in hot temperatures. Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Seeds will germinate in 7-18 days. Limas prefer full sun.  Direct Seed 2" apart Planting Depth 1" Rows Apart: 36-48" Full Sun

The Seed Savers Exchange - (aka Dwarf Sieva) Introduced in 1889 by Peter Henderson Company of New York. A dwarf lima that is very early, hardy, productive, and disease resistant. Produces small creamy white limas for the home gardener and canner that are distinct in color and excellent in quality. Desirable and dependable in adverse conditions. Bush habit, 60-75 days.  Characteristics:  Bush bean Seeds are white and small Disease resistant Shelling and Dry bean 60-75 days 50 seeds per packet  Instructions - Lima beans thrive in hot temperatures. Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Seeds will germinate in 7-18 days. Limas prefer full sun.  Direct Seed 2" apart Planting Depth 1" Rows Apart: 36-48" Full Sun

The Seed Savers Exchange -  The large beans of this vigorous pole lima variety are quite tasty, with the dry beans having a sweet, walnut flavor when cooked. Slightly curved, sometimes twisted pods grow 4-4.5" long and contain three to four seeds each. Reverend Roy Blount of Washington Parish, Louisiana, shared this early-maturing variety with Seed Savers Exchange member John Coykendall, who gave it to SSE. It has been in Blount’s family since the 1880s but reportedly dates back to at least the 1860s. 80 days.  Characteristics:  From the Collection for 2023  Organic  Historic Variety  Pole lima  Slightly curved to twisted pods  80 days  25 Seeds Instructions - Lima beans thrive in hot temperatures. Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Seeds will germinate in 7-18 days. Limas prefer full sun. Direct Seed: 2" apart  Seed Depth: 1"  Rows Apart: 36-48"  Support: trellis, tepee, or fencing   Firefly Farm & Mercantile may substitute seed vendors from time to time because of the availability

Preorder your 2024 Seeds today! Available as early as December 2023. The Seed Savers Exchange - German Butterbean is a lima bean. This is a new one for me so I am going to have to wait until Seedsavers releases more information.  50 seeds per packet  Instructions - Lima beans thrive in hot temperatures. Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Seeds will germinate in 7-18 days. Limas prefer full sun.  Direct Seed 2" apart Planting Depth 1" Rows Apart: 36-48" Full Sun

Preorder your 2024 Seeds today! Available as early as December 2023. The Seed Savers Exchange - Easternshore Butterbean is a lima bean. This is a new one for me so I am going to have to wait until Seedsavers releases more information.  50 seeds per packet  Instructions - Lima beans thrive in hot temperatures. Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Seeds will germinate in 7-18 days. Limas prefer full sun.  Direct Seed 2" apart Planting Depth 1" Rows Apart: 36-48" Full Sun

Now Shipping - Get your order in today as these go fast and sell out so quickly! The Seed Savers Exchange - also known as Small White, Carolina).  Extremely early pole lima that has been popular for hundreds of years.  Excellent in the South but also grows well in the North where it matures in cooler conditions. Dark green 9-10' vines climb vigorously. Heavy yields of light green 3" pods with small chalky white seeds. Delicious butter bean flavor. Pole Bean Habit, 70-89 days.   Characteristics:  Pole bean Seeds are white and small 10-89 days 50 seeds per packet  Instructions - Lima beans thrive in hot temperatures. Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Seeds will germinate in 7-18 days. Limas prefer full sun.  Direct Seed 2" apart Planting Depth 1" Rows Apart: 36-48" Full Sun